Since 1984 we tour throughout New Zealand and the rest of the world. Read about our stories, puppets and Norbert Hausberg who is the Solo marionette player behind it.
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Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Masks in Australia - German Summerschool

Hey where are the puppets? Well this is another branch of my activities.

For a week January I was
invited to give a workshop for the Goethe Institute Australia Summer School in
Canberra. The theme was German Traditions. Well there are certainly a lot of them
as Germany is rather regional. It came down to two very different festivals St Martinsfest and Krampus. Check them out on youtube there is lots!! Both
are celebrations during the winter month in Germany.The participants created a lantern and a mask
as well as a costume during the week. It culminated in a fantastic procession
at night with candles lighting up the lanterns and each Australian Krampus
version introducing him/herself to all the other participants. There were lots
of brilliant results, laughter and enjoyment and the photos only show a small
section of the created works though will give you an idea.